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Extended QHLO


Server includes QHLO=cookie in its capability list
Client echoes cookie in future QHLO commands
Cookie different per client, per server, per capability list

Avoids delay for initial greeting and after TLS handshake

Works best with pipelined STARTTLS

save 2RTT - 4RTT

(another optional feature)

Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> : Randall Gellens <randy@qualcomm.com>
IETF 68 : Prague : March 2007 : SMTP QUICKSTART